Government by Postcard Brings Stratford City Council to Pay Row
Stratford on Long Island Sound in Connecticut, famed for its Shakespearean theater, experiments with government by post card. A ten man Stratford City Council member asks constituents to participate via 1,500 postcard poll on pay raises and the city budget, moving toward a town meeting style simplified by postcard voting.
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Labor purge stalls plan to double union ranks by 1965
On the third anniversary of the unified labor movement the drive to 30 million members faltered as the Teamsters were expelled, shrinking base from 15 million to 13.5 million. The purge aimed to restore Senate investigation credibility but angered organizers and backfired. Labor still targets growth through chemicals, textiles and white collar sectors.
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Unified Labor Movement
Teamsters
Senate
High Command
YMCA Calendar Weeks of February 17 195%
The YMCA calendar lists weekly activities from February 17 including senior and junior tri-unis, Hi-V programs, dive and swim events, and Teen Towns. It notes youth groups and Scout committee meetings, plus weekend Teen Frolics. It references broader organizational dynamics and a new Antarctic airstrip project by Navy Seabees and civilians at Marble Point.
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Mother and
Danenter
Corry
Antarctica
Navy
Daniel 41. Linehan
South Pole
Iair
Thule
Greenland
Marble Point
McMurdo Sound
Serce
United States
South America
New Zealand
Australia
Nudist Magazine Obscenity Convictions In Pittsburgh
AUB gheny County Criminal Court jurors found photographs in nudist camp magazines obscene. Arthur Hoechstetter, 62, and Thomas Servic, 41, both of Pittsburgh, were convicted of selling and possessing obscene literature. Sentencing postponed pending appeal. Hoechstetter runs a confectionery store. Servic owns a news stand.
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Gheny County
Arthur Hoechstetter
Thomas Servic
Pittsburgh
Hoechstetter
Servic
Flying Fortresses head for Buenos Aires flight from Langley Field
Corry reports 15 new measles cases as health officials enforce quarantine measures and prepare state reports. School district salaries disputed as Frank E. Westley claims are reviewed by the board. Kiwanis benefit effort, Journey's End, set for Senior High auditorium. Warren YMCA secretary notes address at St. Paul’s banquet. Rev William Kuhn of Toledo to become Emmanuel Episcopal pastor of Corry.
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Army Air Corps
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Corry
John D. Flanigan
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R. W. Reynolds
Warren Ymca
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
William Kuhn
Toledo
Ohio
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Daugh ter Born to Mr and Mrs Ross Mead
In a February 15 1918 notice a daughter named Carlotta Rae was born to Mr and Mrs Ross M Mead of 51 East Bondstreet. George Bruner an employee of Howard Tannery was injured today due to a slip injuring his scalp. Lieut Charles Ames departed for Peoria to report to the Ordinance commandant. Public appeal urged to visit Red Cross work rooms at the Elks and Federal buildings and join the One Cent On the Dollar campaign.
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Charles Ames
Peoria
The
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Tyrone youth shooting probe continues in Blair County
Authorities in Blair County press on with the investigation into the fatal shooting of Tyrone youth Gary Tayls. Juvenile suspect Them Fsten, 15, of Bellwood, is in custody for questioning as District Attorney Richard Oop reports the autopsy found a .23 caliber revolver bullet passed through Tayls heart. An associate, Oyler, cites Estep saying he held the gun to scare the youth when it discharged accidentally.
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Blair County
Fsten
Bellwood
Gary Tayls
Mee Nytistrict
Richard © Oop
Taylor
Oyler
Estep
Fire destroys office and warehouse in Saxonbury area
Fire at the Butler 1-A one story temporary office and electrical warehouse near Saxonbury, attributed to an oil furnace blast. Assistant Saxonbreg fire chief Reldon Choper put damages at about $39,000. Patterson-Emer son-Comstock firm listed as a sub contractor for Drava Corp, building a sintering plant for U. S. Steel Corp.
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Weather Shapes Real Estate Sales Says Babson
Babson argues weather drives real estate cycles and buyer timing. He notes cold, rain, and fog depress activity while sunny periods tempt purchases, advising shrewd buyers to act during adverse weather and sellers to work with honest brokers amid cyclical markets. He cites swampy land's low values and water table trends across states as climate impacts property value and usability.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Fla
Florida
Luuncheon
Real estate column urges season aware sales tactics
Week's column urges real estate salesmen to educate buyers on the best seasons to purchase property. It argues for advertising off seasons as bargains and to stabilize an occupation currently tied to weather and hazards.
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County surplus food burned in warehouse fire
A warehouse fire Thursday night destroyed the county's surplus food stored for distribution. Firefighters saw flames reach all stored stock including 294 pounds of beans 2600 pounds of ice 56100 pounds of flour 2040 pounds of dried milk and 12090 pounds of shen. Emergency shipments were requested from Washington and the surplus stock will be moved to another facility for storage. The distribution schedule was not stated beyond a delay until Monday.
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Ray
Finhd Martin
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Waithington
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Duk
Cascade Street
Snowslide Traps Three Rescuers
Four men trapped by back to back snowslides near Ouray County, Colorado, were buried while attempting to rescue a fourth entombed worker. Sheriff Bud Slott confirmed the men were unlikely to survive as rescuers faced extreme cold and 60 foot deep debris. Ted Mason, 42, Walt Smith, 45, Danny Gervell, 27, and Mike Mininsky, 40, were all from Ouray County. Mason was married with six children, Muransky two, Smith and Gertell one each.
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Bud Slott
Ouray County
Oscar Fring
Ted Mason
Walt Smilth
Danny Gervell
Mike Mininsky
Kueh
Mason
Muransky
Smith
Gertell
Union Copy Livestock Prices at February 13 1958 Sale
Good and mature hogs range 19 to 21 percent. Sows 1 to 17. Beef cows 1 to 17. Can nets and witters 12 to 145. Beef heist ers 15 to 21. Bulls 17 to 21. Veal calves 80 to 37. Heavy and medium calves 20 to 257. Lambs 19 to 23.
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